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The names listed here are used in Sweden. See also about Scandinavian names.
ACKE m Swedish
Swedish short form of AXEL
AGATA f Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian
Cognate of AGATHA
AGDA f Swedish
Swedish form of AGATHA
AGNES f English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Αγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek ‘αγνος (hagnos) meaning "chaste"... [more]
AGNETA f Swedish
Swedish variant of AGNES
AGNETHA f Scandinavian
Scandinavian variant of AGNES
AINA (1) f Finnish, Scandinavian
Variant of AINO... [more]
ÅKE m Swedish
Possibly from the medieval Germanic name Anicho which was derived from ano "ancestor".
ALBIN m Scandinavian, Polish, Slovene
From the Roman cognomen Albinus, which was derived from Latin albus "white, bright"... [more]
ALEXANDRA f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more]
ALF (1) m Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse alfr "elf"... [more]
ALFHILD f Norwegian, Swedish
From the Old Norse name Alfhildr which was composed of the elements alfr "elf" and hildr "battle"... [more]
ALFRED m English, French, Scandinavian, German, Polish, Dutch
Derived from the Old English name Ælfræd, composed of the elements ælf "elf" and ræd "counsel"... [more]
ALVA (1) f Swedish, Norwegian
Feminine form of ALF (1)
ALVAR m Swedish
From the Old Norse name Alfarr meaning "elf army", formed of the elements alfr "elf" and arr "warrior".
ANDERS m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ANDREW... [more]
ANDREA (2) f English, German, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Scandinavian
Feminine form of ANDREW... [more]
ANDREAS m German, Greek, Scandinavian, Welsh, Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek and Latin form of ANDREW... [more]
ANJA f Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene
Scandinavian, Finnish and Slovene diminutive of ANNA
ANNA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Catalan, Breton, Biblical
Latinate form of HANNAH... [more]
ANNE (1) f French, English, Scandinavian, Finnish, German, Dutch, Basque
French form of ANNA... [more]
ANNELIE f German, Scandinavian
Short form of ANNELIESE
ANNIKA f Swedish, Dutch, Finnish, German, English (Modern)
Swedish diminutive of ANNA
ANSGAR m German, Scandinavian
Derived from the Germanic elements ans "god" and gar "spear"... [more]
ANTON m German, Russian, Scandinavian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Romanian
Form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
ANTONIA f Italian, Spanish, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).
ARNBORG f Swedish
From the Old Norse name Arnbjörg, which was derived from the elements arn meaning "eagle" and björg meaning "protection, help".
ARNE (1) m Scandinavian
Originally an Old Norse short form of names beginning with the element arn meaning "eagle".
ARON m Polish, Scandinavian
Polish and Scandinavian form of AARON
ARVID m Scandinavian
Means "eagle tree" from Scandinavian arn "eagle" and vidhr "tree".
ÅSA f Swedish
Short form of Old Norse feminine names beginning with the element áss "god".
ASBJÖRN m Swedish
From the Old Norse name Ásbjörn, derived from the elements áss "god" and björn "bear"... [more]
ASLÖG f Swedish
Swedish form of ASLAUG
ASTA f Scandinavian
Short form of ÁSTRÍÐR
ASTRID f Scandinavian, German
Modern form of ÁSTRÍÐR... [more]
AUGUST m German, Polish, Scandinavian, English
German, Polish and Scandinavian form of AUGUSTUS
AXEL m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ABSALOM
BARBRO f Swedish
Swedish form of BARBARA
BEATA f Polish, German, Scandinavian
Derived from Latin beatus meaning "blessed"... [more]
BENGT m Swedish
Swedish form of BENEDICT
BENGTA f Swedish
Swedish feminine form of BENEDICT
BERIT f Scandinavian
Variant of BIRGIT
BERNT m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of BERNARD
BERTIL m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of BERTHOLD
BIRGER m Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse bjarga meaning "to help, to save, to protect".
BIRGIT f Scandinavian
Scandinavian variant of BIRGITTA
BIRGITTA f Swedish
Usually explained as a Scandinavian form of BRIDGET, though it may in fact be a feminine derivative of BIRGER... [more]
BJARNE m Scandinavian
Variant of BJÖRN
BJOERN m Scandinavian
Variant of BJÖRN or BJØRN
BJÖRN m Swedish, German, Ancient Scandinavian
From an Old Norse name meaning "bear".
BJORNE m Swedish
Variant of BJÖRN
BO (1) m Swedish, Danish
From a nickname derived from Old Norse bua "to live".
BODIL f Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Bóthildr, derived from bót "remedy" and hildr "battle".
BORGHILD f Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Derived from the Old Norse elements borg "fortification" and hildr "battle"... [more]
BÖRJE m Swedish
Variant of BIRGER
BOSSE m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of BO (1)
BRITA f Scandinavian, Finnish
Diminutive of BIRGITTA
BRITT f Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of BIRGITTA
BRITTA f Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of BIRGITTA
CAI (1) m Scandinavian
Variant of KAI (1)
CAJ m Scandinavian
Variant of KAI (1)
CAJSA f Swedish
Variant of KAJSA
CAMILLA f English, Italian, Scandinavian, Finnish, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of CAMILLUS... [more]
CARIN f Swedish
Variant of KARIN
CARINA (2) f Scandinavian, German
Variant of KARINA
CARITA f Swedish
Derived from Latin caritas meaning "dearness, esteem, love".
CARL m German, Scandinavian, English
German form of CHARLES... [more]
CATHARINA f Dutch, Swedish
Dutch and Swedish form of KATHARINE
CATHRINE f Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of KATHERINE
CATRINE f Swedish
Swedish variant of KATRINE
CECILIA f English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Finnish
Latinate feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius, which was derived from Latin caecus "blind"... [more]
CHARLOTTA f Swedish
Swedish variant of CHARLOTTE
CHARLOTTE f French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
French feminine diminutive of CHARLES... [more]
CHRISTER m Swedish, Danish
Swedish and Danish diminutive of CHRISTIAN
CHRISTIAN m English, French, German, Scandinavian
From the Medieval Latin name Christianus meaning "a Christian" (see CHRISTOS)... [more]
CHRISTIN f Scandinavian, German
Variant of KRISTIN
CHRISTINA f English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
From Christiana, the Latin feminine form of CHRISTIAN... [more]
CHRISTINE f French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
French form of CHRISTINA, used as a variant in other languages.
CHRISTOFFER m Scandinavian
Scandinavian variant of KRISTOFFER
CILLA f Swedish, Dutch
Diminutive of CECILIA
DAG m Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse dagr meaning "day".
DAGMAR f Scandinavian, German
From the Old Norse name Dagmær, derived from the elements dagr "day" and mær "maid".
DAGNY f Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Dagný, which was derived from the elements dagr "day" and ný "new".
DANIEL m English, Jewish, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Biblical
From the Hebrew name דָנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge"... [more]
DAVID m English, Jewish, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Slovene, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Biblical
Possibly derived from Hebrew דוד (dvd) meaning "beloved"... [more]
EA (2) f Scandinavian
Short form of names ending in ea.
EBBE m German, Scandinavian
Short form of EBERHARD and other names beginning with the Germanic element eber meaning "wild boar".
EDITH f English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
From the Old English name Eadgyð, derived from the elements ead "rich, blessed" and gyð "war"... [more]
EDVARD m Scandinavian, Finnish, Slovene, Czech
Cognate of EDWARD
EDVIN m Scandinavian, Finnish, Hungarian
Scandinavian, Finish and Hungarian form of EDWIN
EGIL m Scandinavian
Old Norse diminutive of names that began with the element eg, which means "edge of a sword"... [more]
EILERT m Frisian, Scandinavian
Frisian and Scandinavian form of ECKHARD
EINAR m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Einarr, derived from the elements ein "one" and arr "warrior"... [more]
ELIAS m Greek, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, Finnish, English
Cognate of ELIJAH
ELIN f Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of HELEN
ELINA f Finnish, Swedish
Finnish and Swedish form of HELEN
ELISABET f Scandinavian, Finnish
Scandinavian and Finnish form of ELIZABETH
ELISABETH f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, English, Biblical (Variant)
German and Dutch form of ELIZABETH... [more]
ELISE f German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English
Short form of ELIZABETH
ELLA (2) f English, Scandinavian
Diminutive of ELEANOR, ELLEN (1), and other names beginning with El... [more]
ELLINOR f Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ELEANOR
ELOF m Swedish
From the Old Norse name Eileifr, which was derived from the elements ei "ever" and leifr "heir".
ELSA f English, German, Swedish, Finnish
Short form of ELISABETH
ELVA (2) f Swedish, Danish
Feminine form of ALF (1)
EMANUEL m Scandinavian, German, Romanian
Scandinavian, German and Romanian form of EMMANUEL
EMELIE f Swedish
Swedish feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
EMIL m German, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish, Slovene, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, English
From the Roman family name Aemilius, which was derived from Latin aemulus meaning "rival".
EMILIA f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Finnish, Polish, Scandinavian
Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
EMILIE f German, Scandinavian
German and Scandinavian feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).
ENOK m Scandinavian
Scandinavian form of ENOCH
ERIC m English, French, Swedish
From the Old Norse name Eiríkr, derived from the elements ei "ever" and ríkr "ruler"... [more]
ERICA f English, Swedish
Feminine form of ERIC... [more]
ERIK m Scandinavian, Czech, Slovene, German, English
Cognate of ERIC... [more]
ERIKA f Scandinavian, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene, English
Feminine form of ERIK
ERLAND m Swedish, Danish
Derived from Old Norse örlendr meaning "foreigner".
ESTER f Scandinavian, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Finnish
Cognate of ESTHER
EVA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Bulgarian, Slovene, Russian
Latinate form of EVE, and a variant Russian transcription of YEVA... [more]
EVELINA f English, Italian, Swedish
Latinate form of AVELINE... [more]
FELICIA f Ancient Roman, English, Spanish, Hungarian, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish
Feminine form of the Roman name Felicius, a derivative of FELIX... [more]
FELIX m German, Dutch, Scandinavian, English, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical
From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin... [more]
FILIP m Scandinavian, Dutch, Czech, Bulgarian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Hungarian, Romanian
Cognate of PHILIP
FILIPPA f Russian, Greek, Swedish
Russian, Greek and Swedish feminine form of PHILIP
FINN (2) m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Finnr which meant "person from Finland".
FOLKE m Scandinavian
Short form of various Old Norse names that contain the element folk meaning "people", and thus a cognate of FULK.
FRANS m Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish
Dutch, Scandinavian and Finnish form of Franciscus (see FRANCIS).
FREDRIK m Swedish, Finnish
Swedish form of FREDERICK... [more]
FREDRIKA f Swedish
Swedish feminine form of FREDERICK
FREJ m Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German form of FREYR
FREJA f Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German form of FREYA
FRIDA f Scandinavian, Hungarian
Scandinavian and Hungarian form of FRIEDE... [more]
FRIDTJOF m Scandinavian
Variant of FRITJOF
FRITJOF m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name friðþjófr meaning "thief of peace", derived from the elements friðr "peace" and þjófr "thief".
GABRIEL m French, German, Scandinavian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Romanian, Polish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) meaning "strong man of God"... [more]
GABRIELLA f Italian, Hungarian, English, Swedish
Feminine form of GABRIEL
GEORG m German, Scandinavian, Estonian
German form of GEORGE... [more]
GERD (2) f Norse Mythology, Scandinavian
Derived from Old Norse garðr meaning "enclosure"... [more]
GERDA (2) f Scandinavian
Latinized form of GERD (2)
GERHARD m German, Dutch, Swedish
German, Dutch and Swedish form of GERARD
GINA f Italian, English, Scandinavian
Short form of GEORGINA, REGINA, LUIGINA, and other names ending in gina... [more]
GITTAN f Swedish
Swedish diminutive of BIRGITTA
GJORD m Swedish
Contracted form of Guðfriðr, the Old Norse cognate of GODFRIED.
GÖRAN m Swedish
Swedish form of GEORGE
GÖSTA m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of GUSTAV
GOTTFRID m Swedish
Swedish form of GODFREY
GREGER m Swedish
Swedish form of GREGORY
GRETA f Swedish, German, English
Diminutive of MARGARETA... [more]
GUDMUND m Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Guðmundr which was derived from the elements guð "god" and mundr "protection".
GUDRUN f Norse Mythology, Scandinavian, German
From the Old Norse name Guðrún meaning "god's secret lore", derived from the elements guð "god" and rún "secret lore"... [more]
GULL f Scandinavian
Short form of various Scandinavian names beginning with the Old Norse element guð meaning "god".
GUNDA f German, Scandinavian
Short form of names containing the Germanic element gund which means "war".
GUNHILD f Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Gunnhildr, derived from the elements gunnr "war" and hildr "battle".
GUNHILDA f Scandinavian
Variant of GUNHILD
GUNILLA f Swedish
Swedish variant of GUNHILD
GUNNAR m Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
From the Old Norse name Gunnarr which was derived from the elements gunnr "war" and arr "warrior"... [more]
GUNNE m Scandinavian
Short form of GUNNAR
GUNVOR f Scandinavian
From the Old Norse name Gunnvor meaning "cautious in war" from gunnr "war" combined with vor "vigilant, cautious".
GUSTAF m Swedish, German
Swedish form and German variant of GUSTAV
GUSTAV m Scandinavian, German
Means "staff of the Goths", derived from the Old Norse elements Gautr "Goth" and stafr "staff"... [more]
HÅKAN m Swedish
Swedish form of Hákon (see HÅKON).
HALSTEN m Swedish
Old Swedish form of Hallsteinn (see HALSTEIN).
HALVAR m Swedish
Swedish form of HALVARD
HAMPUS m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of HANS
HANNA (1) f Scandinavian, Finnish, Polish, Ukrainian, German, Dutch, Icelandic
Cognate of HANNAH
HANNA (2) f German, Scandinavian, Finnish, Dutch
Short form of JOHANNA
HANNE (2) f German, Scandinavian
Variant of HANNA (1)
HANS m German, Dutch, Scandinavian
German, Dutch and Scandinavian short form of JOHANNES... [more]
HARALD m Scandinavian, German
Scandinavian and German cognate of HAROLD... [more]
HASSE m Swedish
Swedish diminutive of HANS
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